Scalamandré
O’Marra
2001
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Scalamandré
O’Marra
2001
Physical Qualities
Linen, cotton, (.1): 130 x 56 3/4 in. (330.2 x 144.1 cm.)
(.2): 67 3/4 x 56 3/4 in. (172.1 x 144.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Lutherville, Maryland
Object Number
2015.293
Furnishing fabric in heavy weight linen/cotton blend printed with large scale repeating paisley shawl design including long undulating butas and exotic influenced floral and leaf motifs. This example is printed in dark blue-green, medium green, light green, red, taupe, dark brown-black, light brown, and natural on a yellow-gold ground. ”Selvage” edges are cut rather than woven. Ends are cut. The verticle repeat is 26-3/4" and the horizontal repeat is 27 1/4" (per technical data from company).
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Lutherville
http://www.scalamandre.com/fabric-products.html. July 31, 2015,
Inscribed: Inscription: Printed on selvage: “’O’MARRA’ fabric 16363 copyright + MMII Scalamandre exclusive hand printed design [arrow] UP”. Also marked with 8 colored squares and one oulined square each marked with a number 1 through 9 to indicate the use of 9 screens on natural ground.